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Diversity is one of the main characteristics of social groups, including work-teams. At the same time, gender is an … important aspect of diversity in organizations, and gender diversity deals with the equal representation of men and women in the … workplace. This article aims to analyze the issue of gender diversity in the academic sector and to evaluate the organizational …
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discriminatory attitudes toward female executives, and the availability of paternal leave. The results find no impact of board gender …
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is in part because of legal mandates. Evidence on team dynamics and gender differences in preferences (for example, risk …-taking behavior, taste for competition, prosocial behavior) shows how gender composition influences group decision-making and …
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This study examines the impact of board gender diversity on financial misconduct. The findings suggest firms with … gender-diverse boards commit fewer financial reporting mistakes and engage in less fraud. The findings hold after accounting … diminish at higher levels of gender diversity, indicating that impact of gender diversity on decreasing the likelihood of …
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and Eastern Europe. Utilizing diversity, in terms of religion or gender, can positively affect entrepreneurial development …
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Increasing diversity in higher tiers of occupations is a strongly debated topic and subject to legislation and reform in professional organizations in many countries. I use a novel method for detecting implicit quotas in workplaces, college admissions or birth patterns, relying exclusively on...
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This paper presents evidence of the effects of gender diversity on firm innovation outcomes and their productivity in … endogeneity issues of women’s participation in STI and innovation behavior. An upward bias of the impact of gender diversity on … innovation might arise because more dynamic and innovative managers, knowing the value of gender diversity, may also hire more …
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The persistent lack of workplace diversity in management and leadership may lead to organizational vulnerabilities. White males occupy most high-profile positions in the largest U.S. corporations whereas African Americans, Hispanics, and women are clearly underrepresented in leadership roles....
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We study the impact of female board representation as well as citizenship on corporate performance based on a sample of the largest listed firms in the Nordic countries as well as Germany. We also seek to determine the variation of board structures using factor analysis. We find no support for...
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